Senior Information Technology Project Manager

NLB Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NLB Services in Calgary, AB, seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead technology and business initiatives in a regulated Utilities/Energy environment. You will drive governance, budgets, risk, and stakeholder engagement while shaping application enhancement roadmaps.

The role requires 15+ years PM experience, PMP/PRINCE2 certification, and hands-on Azure DevOps Boards; onsite presence 2 days/week is expected in Calgary.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands-on Project Management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification.
• Strong experience with Waterfall and Hybrid-Agile methodologies.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, resources, risks, and multiple concurrent projects.
• Hands-on Azure DevOps Boards experience as a Product Manager and Scrum Master.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project documentation, including charters, change requests, status reports, and risk registers.
• Must be located in/near Calgary, AB and available onsite at least 2 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation through closure.
• Define scope, objectives, schedules, resources, budgets, and governance.
• Manage stakeholders, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resources.
• Provide executive-level status reporting and risk updates.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Conduct project closeout, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

PMP/PRINCE2

Waterfall

Hybrid-Agile

Azure DevOps Boards

Stakeholder Management

Budget Management

SOW Negotiation

Regulated Environment

SOW Drafting

Project Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps Boards

Microsoft Office

Job description

Domain required: Utilities / Energy - specifically Electricity / Power Utilities

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead multiple technology and business initiatives within a regulated environment. The role requires strong expertise in project governance, stakeholder management, budgeting, resource planning, risk management, and application enhancement roadmaps.

Must-Have Requirements

• 15+ years of hands-on Project Management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification.
• Strong experience with Waterfall and Hybrid-Agile methodologies.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, resources, risks, and multiple concurrent projects.
• Hands-on Azure DevOps Boards experience as a Product Manager and Scrum Master.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating SOWs.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project documentation, including charters, change requests, status reports, and risk registers.
• Must be located in/near Calgary, AB and available onsite at least 2 days/week.

Preferred

• Experience in a regulated industry.
• Utilities/Energy industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with electricity transmission, grid access, or power-sector initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation through closure.
• Define scope, objectives, schedules, resources, budgets, and governance.
• Manage stakeholders, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resources.
• Provide executive-level status reporting and risk updates.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Conduct project closeout, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Core Skills

Project Management | PMP/PRINCE2 | Waterfall | Agile/Hybrid | Azure DevOps | Budget & Resource Management | Risk Management | SOW | Stakeholder Management | Project Governance | Utilities/Energy

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. NLB is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.